The arcpy.mapping module also has a ListTableViews() function that you can use to obtain a list of standalone tables that are contained within a map document. In this recipe, you will learn how to use the ListTableViews() function to create this list of tables.
In addition to providing the ability to generate a list of layers in a map document or data frame, the arcpy mapping module also provides a ListTableViews() function that generates a list of tables.
Follow these steps to learn how to get a list of standalone tables in a map document:
- Open
c:ArcpyBookCh3Crime_Ch3.mxdwith ArcMap. - Click on the Python window button from the main ArcMap toolbar.
- Import the
arcpy.mappingmodule:import arcpy.mapping as mapping
- Reference the currently active document (
Crime_Ch3.mxd), and assign the reference to a variable:mxd = mapping.MapDocument("CURRENT") - Generate a list of tables in the map document:
for tableView in mapping.ListTableViews(mxd): print tableView.name - Run the script to see the following output:.
Crime2009Table
The ListTableViews() function is very similar to the other list functions provided by arcpy.mapping. As was the case with ListLayers(), the ListTableViews() function accepts a reference to a map document (but not a layer file), along with an optional wildcard and data frame parameters. The output is a list of tables that can be iterated with a for loop.